Letter: HVCC, be creative with health option
Letter: HVCC, be creative with health option Your recent articles on HVCC's cuts in adjunct faculty hours to avoid providing health insurance under the federal Affordable Care Act underscore HVCC's...
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Time to stop fighting legalization
Time to stop fighting legalization Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 3:28 pm, Wednesday,...
View ArticleIn the midst of chaos, Americans know how to carry on
In the midst of chaos, Americans know how to carry on The following is from an editorial that appeared in the San Jose Mercury News:While it remains too early to fully place blame for Monday's sinister...
View ArticleEditorial: Sorry, it's hardly reform
Editorial: Sorry, it's hardly reform THE ISSUE:The governor and a Senate leader offer inadequate answers to campaign corruption.THE STAKES:New York needs dramatic, comprehensive reform, not halfhearted...
View ArticleLetter: Democrats won't get my money
Letter: Democrats won't get my money Given that being a "Democrat" no longer means commitment to making good on the 75-year-old promise of Social Security and the nearly 50-year-old promise of...
View ArticleLetter: Marriage is indeed tied to religion
Letter: Marriage is indeed tied to religion Contrary to Gene Whitney in his letter "Separate state, church in DOMA," April 5, the Defense of Marriage Act will not be correctly settled until it is...
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This Earth Day, let's be on the side of Mother Nature
This Earth Day, let's be on the side of Mother Nature Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published...
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Britain appreciates our pain
Britain appreciates our pain Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 4:35 pm, Thursday, April...
View ArticleLetter: Contrary ideas create opinions
Letter: Contrary ideas create opinions Based upon the reaction by the Albany city schools and citizens alike, I think we may have wandered off point regarding the teacher and the "think like a Nazi"...
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Speaking out in silence
Speaking out in silence Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 4:36 pm, Thursday, April 18,...
View ArticleLetter: Address inmates' addictions in jail
Letter: Address inmates' addictions in jail The Times Union should be congratulated on its excellent coverage of the poor quality of prison health care in New York. There is another aspect of this...
View ArticleLetter: Nuclear waste handling is pricey
Letter: Nuclear waste handling is pricey I disagree with Jerry Kremer, chairman of the New York Affordable Reliable Electricity Alliance, who advocated for Indian Point nuclear power facility as "a...
View ArticleEditorial: A travesty of a gun vote
Editorial: A travesty of a gun vote THE ISSUE:The U.S. Senate defeats a bill for better background checks. THE STAKES:Money and misinformation prevailed against the public interest. Shoring up a...
View ArticleLetter: Congress interested in special interests
Letter: Congress interested in special interests Why do we continue to take "baby steps" on gun safety to protect those who take baby steps every day? And to protect all the others whose lives will be...
View ArticleLetter: Lawmakers operate with skewed priorities
Letter: Lawmakers operate with skewed priorities Where are our priorities? Do Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Legislature consider the entertainment industry more important than our most vulnerable citizens?...
View ArticleLetter: Senators are hurting Obama's peace plan
Letter: Senators are hurting Obama's peace plan Your editorial "Mr. Obama's case for peace," March 29, stated President Barack Obama got it "right" in saying Palestinians deserve a state of their own,...
View ArticleLetter: We're surrounded by bad gasses all of the time
Letter: We're surrounded by bad gasses all of the time Theo Colburn and Nadia Steinzor in their commentary, "Beware impact of fracking," March 4, notes the dangers of gasses such as "methane, ethane,...
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Another face to debate on immigration
Another face to debate on immigration Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 3:14 pm, Friday,...
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A carbon tax would go a long way
A carbon tax would go a long way New York Times Copyright 2013 New York Times. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 10:42 pm,...
View ArticleLetter: 'Nazi' class assignment shows poor judgment
Letter: 'Nazi' class assignment shows poor judgment Recently, a Florida professor told students to write "Jesus" on a piece of paper and stomp on it. What this was supposed to demonstrate is anyone's...
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